Austerity-Weary Consumers Pushing Appliance Sales

Homebuilders across the nation are busy answering mending demand as consumers put more than six years of housing turmoil behind them and start to nest again. Under those shiny new granite countertops are shiny new dishwashers and other appliances from the likes of Whirlpool (WHR). On top of those counters are gadgets such as the home soda-making machine by SodaStream (SODA) and juicers out of the ...

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